Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million was 35.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
35.2%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
29th
of 121 countries
All-time high
35.2%
in 2025
All-time low
28.8%
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of stood at 35.2%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of peaked at 35.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 28.8%, in 1960.
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 29th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 28.8% | — |
| 1961 | 29.4% | +2.0% |
| 1962 | 29.7% | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 30.0% | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 30.4% | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 30.8% | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 31.2% | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 31.6% | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 32.1% | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 32.6% | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 33.1% | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 33.7% | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 33.9% | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 33.9% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 33.9% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 34.0% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 34.0% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 34.1% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 34.2% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 34.3% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 34.4% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 34.5% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 34.4% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 34.2% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 34.0% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 33.9% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 33.8% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 33.6% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 33.5% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 33.5% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 33.4% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 33.2% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 32.9% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 32.6% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 32.3% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 32.1% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 31.9% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 31.7% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 31.5% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 31.4% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 31.2% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 31.1% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 30.9% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 30.7% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 30.5% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 30.3% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 30.1% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 29.9% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 29.8% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 29.7% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 29.6% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 29.6% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 29.5% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 29.5% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 29.5% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 29.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 29.7% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 30.2% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 31.3% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 32.6% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 33.5% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 34.1% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 34.4% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 34.7% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 34.9% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 35.2% | +0.7% |
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of compared with similar countries
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's 35.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.9%, 1.9× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's 35.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35.2%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.7% | 28.8% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 33.9% | 33.1% | 34.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.0% | 33.5% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.3% | 31.4% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.4% | 29.7% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.1% | 29.5% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.5% | 33.5% | 35.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
More climate change data for Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.3% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.3922 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.4325 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.8932 units per person (2025)
- Urban population 89.3% (2025)
- Urban population 25.47 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Population, total 28.52 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of was 35.2% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 35.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.8% in 1960.
- How does Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 29th out of 121 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million rising or falling in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.